On-Deck: He's a Sidler

Posts: 4543 · Posted: Jun 08, 2005 7:53 pm

On Deck: He's a Sidler

by Chris Wang Having just finished updating the FIC player rankings, I realized that several players have just sidled up...

Posts: 1519 · Posted: Jun 08, 2005 8:04 pm

"He's hitting .398/.360/.585"

Unbelieveable!

Posts: 2963 · Posted: Jun 08, 2005 8:20 pm

AAAlomar111 wrote:

"He's hitting .398/.360/.585"

Unbelieveable!

Oops didn't proofread the #s - that would be unbelievable - it should be .298.

I did see a guy with a batting average higher than his OBP earlier this season which kind of took me by surprise. Just found another - Dave Hansen is hitting .200 with a .167 OBP.

Posts: 31 · FIC Rookie Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 31

Thanks for the rankings and this article. Real help for my midseason draft.

I just picked up Mackowiak but it seems he only plays against righties. Do you see this changing anytime soom?

Posts: 2963 · Posted: Jun 12, 2005 4:45 pm

brincon wrote:

I just picked up Mackowiak but it seems he only plays against righties. Do you see this changing anytime soom?

In the last three games against lefty starters (Chen, Kazmir, Hendrickson), Mackowiak has started in all of them so the Pirates are giving him some chances to face more lefties. If he continues to hit against them (.314/.351/.419), he'll continue to find his name in the lineup against lefties. He deserves a shot against lefties as he's show good ability to hit them even though he is a better hitter against right-handers. Last season he struggled against lefties (.164/.188/.230) but he only had 61 at-bats as the Pirates didn't give him many chances.